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CompletedNCT02057107Updated Jun 5, 2023

SBRT With Cetuximab +/- Docetaxel Followed by Adjuvant Cetuximab +/- Docetaxel in Recurrent, Previously-Irradiated SCCHN

A Phase 2 interventional study of SBRT and Cetuximab in Previously-Irradiated and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Cancer, sponsored by Heath Skinner. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-06-05.

Sponsored by Heath Skinner · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Mar 2019, 7 years 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
  • Registered 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jul 2013, registered Jan 2014).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this trial is to examine the addition of docetaxel on disease progression, metastasis and survival of patients otherwise treated with SBRT and cetuximab alone. To better resolve the impact of the experimental treatment the presence/absence of prior cetuximab treatment will be determine before assigning treatment to either cetuximab and SBRT only or cetuximab, SBRT, and docetaxel.

Read the detailed description

The aim of this trial is to examine the addition of docetaxel on the overall survival of patients otherwise treated with SBRT and cetuximab alone. In addition, we will determine the difference in progression free survival (PFS), the rate of local recurrence (LR) and of distant metastases (DM) across the SBRT and cetuximab + docetaxel arm and the arm receiving SBRT and cetuximab alone. To better resolve the impact of the experimental treatment on PFS, LR, and DM, patients will be stratified by the presence/absence of prior cetuximab treatment and then randomized to either the control arm (cetuximab and SBRT only) or the experimental arm (cetuximab, SBRT, and docetaxel).

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Conditions studied

  • Previously-Irradiated
  • Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Cancer

Keywords

  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
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In context

Carcinoma

6,741 studies on the registry are indexed under Carcinoma; 1,161 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 45 across 5,170 interventional studies indexed under Carcinoma.

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Lead sponsor

Heath Skinner is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Histologically-proven recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), who has received prior radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy. New primary is allowed if location is in a previously irradiated field. Biopsy is recommended for each recurrence but is not mandated per study. This will be at the discretion of the principal investigator.
  • Prior radiation dose of at least 50 Gy.
  • Disease confined to locoregional site and can be encompassed in a stereotactic body radiosurgery "portal"
  • Tumor must be deemed to be inoperable or unresectable either by clinical or radiographic criteria. These criteria include encasement of great vessels, vertebral invasion or undue peri-operative risk.
  • Prior surgery for recurrent or new SCCHN is allowed in previously irradiated patients. A minimum of 4 weeks should elapse between any surgery and treatment on study. However, high-risk pathologic features should be present, such as positive margins, positive lymphadenopathy, perineural or angiolymphatic invasion.
  • Karnofsky performance status > 60 (ECOG 0-1)
  • Prior treatment with an EGFR Inhibitor is allowed if it was a part of prior curative therapy and was completed at least 30 days prior to commencement of study therapy
  • Any number of prior chemotherapy regimens are allowed
  • Measurable disease on imaging studies (MRI, CT, PET-CT or physical exam)
  • Age > 18
  • Estimated life expectancy > 12 weeks
  • No prior radiation therapy or chemotherapy within 1 month of study enrollment
  • ANC > 1000, PLT>75,000, Serum creatinine\<2.5 mg/dL, Bilirubin \<1.5 x upper limits of normal (ULN)
  • Diabetes must be controlled prior to PET-CT scanning (blood glucose \<200 mg/dL)
  • Ability to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of distant metastasis on upright chest x-ray (CXR), computed tomography (CT) or other staging studies
  • Patients in their reproductive age group should use an effective method of birth control. Patients who are breast-feeding, or have a positive pregnancy test will be excluded from the study
  • Any co-morbidity or condition of sufficient severity to limit full compliance with the protocol per assessment by the investigator
  • Concurrent serious infection
  • History of known hypersensitivity to cetuximab, docetaxel or similar agents
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    SBRT + Cetuximab + Docetaxel followed by Cetuximab + Docetaxel

    Previously Treated With Cetuximab - Group A; No Previous Cetuximab - Group C

    Radiation: SBRT · Drug: Cetuximab · Drug: Docetaxel

  • Other
    SBRT + Cetuximab followed by Cetuximab

    Previously Treated with Cetuximab - Group B; No Previous Cetuximab - Group D

    Radiation: SBRT · Drug: Cetuximab

Interventions

  • RadiationSBRT

    8.8-10 Gy per fraction (total: 44-50 Gy)

    Also known as: Radiosurgery, Stereotactic radiosurgery, CyberKnife, True Beam, Trilogy

  • DrugCetuximab

    Day -7 (One week prior to commencement of stereotactic radiosurgery): Cetuximab, 400 mg/m2 Days 0 and 8 (The 1st and 2nd week of radiosurgery): Cetuximab, 250 mg/m2 Cetuximab, 250 mg/m2 will be given weekly ( following radiosurgery)

    Also known as: Erbitux

  • DrugDocetaxel

    Days 0 and 8 (The 1st and 2nd week of radiosurgery) Docetaxel, 25 mg/m2 Docetaxel, 25 mg/m2 will be given weekly (following radiosurgery)

    Also known as: Taxotere

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 1-Year Locoregional Progression-free survival (PFS)

    The proportion of previously-irradiated patients treated with SBRT, cetuximab, and/or docetaxel, evaluated by PET/CT per RECIST Criteria v1.1 that do not experience locoregional disease progression within one year. Per RECIST, Progressive Disease is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the baseline measurements, or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s).

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  2. Incidence of distant disease

    The proportion of patients with distant disease evaluated by PET/CT or CT per RECIST Criteria v1.1. Malignant disease that has spread to other organs or to lymph nodes other than those near the primary tumor. Per RECIST, Progressive Disease is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the baseline measurements, or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s).

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  3. Acute toxicities

    Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events determined by patient follow up per CTCAE v4.0 criteria.

    Time frame: Up to 3 months after SBRT treatment

  4. Late toxicities

    Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events determined by patient follow up per CTCAE v4.0 criteria.

    Time frame: From 3 months after SBRT treatment, up to 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Incidence of either a confirmed Complete Response (CR) or Partial Response (PR), per RECIST Criteria v1.1. Per RECIST, CR is defined as the disappearance of all target lesions. To be assigned a status of complete response, changes in tumor measurements must be confirmed by repeat assessments performed no less than four weeks after the criteria for response are first met. PR is defined as at least a 30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the baseline sum longest diameter. To be assigned a status of partial response, changes in tumor measurements must be confirmed by repeat assessments performed no less than four weeks after the criteria for response are first met.

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time from the date of randomization to the date of death due to any cause.

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

  3. University of Washington QOL Assessment Tool (UW-QOL)

    The UW-QOL is a patient-reported outcome measure consisting of domains based upon discrete ordinal responses regarding their past 7 days. Scoring is scaled to so that a score of 0 represents the worst possible response, and a score of 100 represents the best possible response. 12 single question domains, these having between 3 and 6 response options that are scaled evenly from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) according to the hierarchy of response. The domains are pain, appearance, activity, recreation, swallowing, chewing, speech, shoulder, taste, saliva, mood and anxiety. Another question asks patients to choose up to three of these domains that have been the most important to them. There are also three global questions, one about how patients feel relative to before they developed their cancer, one about their health-related QOL and one about their overall QOL.

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

  4. Progression-free Survival (PFS)

    Time from the date of entry on study to the date of progression per RECIST Criteria v1.1 or the date of death from any cause. Subjects who are alive and have not progressed will be censored at their last follow-up date. Per RECIST, Progressive Disease is defined as at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum longest diameter recorded since the baseline measurements, or the appearance of one or more new lesion(s).

    Time frame: Up to 5 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - Radiation Oncology
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 5, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02057107
Lead sponsor
Heath Skinner
Responsible party
Heath Skinner (Medical Director, Dept. of Radiation Oncology and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Feb 6, 2014
Start date
Jul 3, 2013
Primary completion
Mar 15, 2019
Completion
Dec 31, 2019
Last update
Jun 5, 2023

Study contacts

David A Clump, MD
principal investigator · UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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